Plasma membrane Ca2؉ ATPases are P-type pumps important for intracellular Ca 2؉ homeostasis. The extreme C termini of alternatively spliced "b"-type Ca 2؉ pump isoforms resemble those of K ؉ channels and Nmethyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits that interact with channel-clustering proteins of the membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) family via PDZ domains. Yeast two-hybrid assays demonstrated strong interaction of Ca 2؉ pump 4b with the PDZ1؉2 domains of several mammalian MAGUKs. Pump 4b and PSD-95 could be co-immunoprecipitated from COS-7 cells overexpressing these proteins. Surface plasmon resonance revealed that a C-terminal pump 4b peptide interacted with the PDZ1؉2 domains of hDlg with nanomolar affinity (K D ؍ 1.6 nM), whereas binding to PDZ3 was in the micromolar range (K D ؍ 1.2 M). In contrast, the corresponding C-terminal peptide of Ca 2؉ pump 2b interacted weakly with PDZ1؉2 and not at all with PDZ3 of hDlg. Ca 2؉ pump 4b bound strongly to PDZ1؉2؉3 of hDlg on filter assays, whereas isoform 2b bound weakly, and the splice variants 2a and 4a failed to bind. Together, these data demonstrate a direct physical binding of Ca 2؉ pump isoform 4b to MAGUKs via their PDZ domains and reveal a novel role of alternative splicing within the family of plasma membrane Ca 2؉ pumps. Alternative splicing may dictate their specific interaction with PDZ domain-containing proteins, potentially influencing their localization and incorporation into functional multiprotein complexes at the plasma membrane.Temporal and spatial control of intracellular Ca 2ϩ concentrations is essential for eukaryotic cell physiology. Plasma membrane Ca 2ϩ ATPases (PMCAs) 1 represent a ubiquitous, high affinity system for the expulsion of Ca 2ϩ from the cell and are thought to be responsible for the long-term setting and maintenance of intracellular Ca 2ϩ levels (1, 2). Mammalian PMCAs are encoded by a multigene family consisting of four members termed PMCA 1-4 (3). Additional isoform diversity is generated via alternative RNA splicing (3, 4). Alternative splicing of the C-terminal tail has been shown to alter the regulatory properties of PMCA isoforms, particularly with respect to phosphorylation and calmodulin stimulation (5-10). Many PMCA isoforms and splice variants are expressed in a tissueand cell type-specific manner (11-17), and in several cell types, the PMCA has been shown to be concentrated in specific membrane domains by immunocytochemical analyses. For example, in kidney and intestinal epithelia involved in transcellular Ca 2ϩ flux, the pump is generally localized to the basolateral membrane (18). Using immunoelectron microscopy, the PMCA was recently detected at the plasma membrane surrounding the soma, as well as in the dendrites and spines of cerebellar Purkinje cells where it co-localized with P-type Ca 2ϩ channels (19). Taken together, these studies indicate that different isoforms of the PMCA may play an active role in the local control of Ca 2ϩ signaling and the dynamic regulation of Ca 2ϩ microdomains (7,20). Howev...